Walton is a small village and civil parish within the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, retaining a distinctly rural character despite being part of the wider Leeds district. Set among farmland and rolling countryside, it feels like a traditional Yorkshire village rather than an urban suburb.
Historically the name Walton comes from Old English, essentially meaning a farmstead of the Britons, and the area still shows a mix of older stone buildings and modest modern housing. The local economy is largely agricultural with many residents commuting into Leeds and nearby towns; a tight-knit community, village amenities and occasional local events give it a quietly historic but lived-in social character.
Postcode districts covering Walton
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 12.4 miles
- Bradford 20.2 miles
- York 10 miles
- Wakefield 18.4 miles
- Harrogate 10.1 miles
- Castleford 13.9 miles
- Morley 16.4 miles
- Dewsbury 20.4 miles
- Batley 18.9 miles
- Keighley 23.7 miles
- Pontefract 16 miles
- Yeadon 14.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Thorp Arch Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Wighill Parish 1.6 miles
- Bilton-in-Ainsty with Bickerton Parish 1.8 miles
- Boston Spa Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Clifford Parish 2.3 miles
- Newton Kyme cum Toulston Parish 2.4 miles
- Wetherby Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Healaugh Parish 3 miles
- Tockwith Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Kirk Deighton Parish 3.1 miles
- Bramham Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Bramham cum Oglethorpe Parish 3.2 miles
Example postcodes in Walton
LS23 7BQ, LS23 7FG, LS23 7FQ, LS23 7FA, LS23 7BJ, LS23 7DL, LS23 7AU, LS23 7FR, LS23 7EG … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 14.3 miles
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 33.1 miles
- Cattal Station 5.2 miles
- Hammerton Railway Station 5.3 miles
Hotels near Walton Ad
- Days Inn by Wyndham Wetherby 3 2.5 miles
- The Bay Horse Inn 3 5.8 miles
- Wood Hall Hotel & Spa 4 4.8 miles
- The Bridge Hotel 4 4.1 miles
- Hazlewood Castle & Spa 4 5 miles
- The Castle Inn 5.5 miles
- Premier Inn York South West 3 5.7 miles
- The Churchill Hotel 4 9.9 miles
- The Bay Horse Inn 6.6 miles
- No 1 by GuestHouse, York 4 9.9 miles
Local points of interest
- Wetherby Racecourse Recreation 1.9 miles
- Saw Wood Forest 6.5 miles
- Nun Appleton Hall Estate 8.3 miles
- Nun Appleton Priory Historic site 8.4 miles
- York Racecourse Recreation 9.2 miles
- National Railway Museum Museum 9.6 miles
- Bootham Crescent Stadium 10.1 miles
- Wentworth College College 10.9 miles
- University of York University 11.1 miles
- Fairnurn Ings Nature reserve 12.3 miles
- Trinity Leeds Shopping centre 12.6 miles
- Clayton Wood Forest 13 miles